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Halloween Hoopla

cboersma — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:45:59 +0000

Watch this video to see all the fun we had at our Halloween party. Thank you so much to Rebecca Hamby for organizing the party. Thank you to all the parents who brought food and goodies for the party and for all those who attended and helped. The students had a fabulous time!
Click here to view the Halloween Hoopla Video

US Map Making

cboersma — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:07:40 +0000

Do you have a mental image of the topography of our country? Where are the mountains? Where is it flat? Our class developed this image by studying US geography this past two weeks. The students demonstrated their understanding by using dough to create their own physical map of the United States. Next week we will paint the maps and then label some of the features. Thank you to Rich Verburg (Carissa’s dad) and Donna Call (Zach’s grandma) for helping us. Some really dove into the dough with great pleasure. Others wanted to wash their hands right away, not thinking how they would just get messy again as they made their map. As one boy got on the bus, he turned to me and said, “Wow! That was fun!” Look at the pictures to see how well they did.

Group Problem Solving Activity

cboersma — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 01:21:30 +0000

Last Monday we worked in small groups to achieve a task. The goal was to use the provided items to make the longest line. The winners used the items creatively by blowing up the balloon, using every part of a bandaid, using even the wrapper of a straw. It was fun to watch the groups as they creatively thought of new uses for items. All were winners because of their great group cooperation.

Welcome Back!

cboersma — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 23:08:42 +0000

As a staff, we took pictures and created chalk drawings all around the school. These have been mixed into a special slide show to welcome you back to the 2009-10 school year. It will be the best yet because we are BETTER when we are TOGETHER!

Our Class Gets Funky!

cboersma — Mon, 18 May 2009 01:42:14 +0000

The title says it all! Watch this video of our class at the talent show! We were FUNKY!
This was student planned, choreographed and organized! Wow!

French Toast and English Muffins

cboersma — Thu, 14 May 2009 21:01:40 +0000

We had a great time on our field trip. We learned about the fur trade, as we pretended to be the “bourgeois” and the “melee” of the French and the British. Each challenged the other to a race. Fortunately it was a tie. Enjoy these pictures of our climb up Mt. Baldy, our picnic, and canoe trip.

Simple Machines are Simply Fantastic!

cboersma — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:37:15 +0000

Check out our slideshow of our simply fantastic simple machine projects!